How wearable technology is changing the way paleontologists document fossil discoveries in the field.
In short: Aki Watanabe, a student at the American Museum of Natural History, uses Google Glass to record his discovery of a dinosaur nest in the Gobi Desert. This video demonstrates how wearable tech allows researchers to capture hands-on field work as it happens.
During a joint expedition between the American Museum of Natural History and the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, led by Mike Novacek and Mark Norell, student Aki Watanabe utilized Google Glass to document his research. The footage captures the precise moment Watanabe locates a fossilized dinosaur nest and proceeds to extract and package the specimen for laboratory analysis.
This application of wearable technology provides a first-person perspective on the delicate process of fossil recovery. By recording the expedition, Watanabe offers a rare look at the practical challenges of field paleontology, bridging the gap between remote discovery and the detailed study conducted back at the Richard Gilder Graduate School.
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